A powerful Haitian gang leader pledged Wednesday to continue the fighting that has plunged the country into chaos, as stakeholders work toward establishing a transitional governing body to replace the outgoing prime minister. Gangs that control most of the capital Port-au-Prince launched an armed campaign almost two weeks ago saying they
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Haiti PM has agreed to resign
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign and make way for a transitional authority, the president of Guyana and a US official said Monday after a regional meeting on a gang uprising that has plunged Haiti into violent chaos. Henry, an unelected leader who took power right before Haiti's
Violence rages in Haiti for second day
Gangs aiming to oust Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry wreaked havoc in the capital Port-au-Prince Friday, as gun attacks near the city's international airport and a prison marked a second day of extreme violence. At least four police officers were killed Thursday and dozens have been wounded since the latest spate
5 dead after small plane crashes into soda truck in Haiti
A small plane crashed Wednesday in the bustling Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, killing at least five people and injuring several others, authorities said. The plane was headed to the southern coastal city of Jacmel when it tried to land in the community of Carrefour and hit a truck transporting soda bottles,
Bangladeshi family stranded in Haiti safe
A Bangladeshi family reportedly stranded in the violence-wracked Carribbean nation of Haiti "is safe". The Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington DC said on Wednesday that it got in touch with engineer Md Habibur Rahman Manik in Haiti, who informed diplomats that he and his family had moved to a safer place. The